BIOGRAPHY

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Hello Everyone!

My name is Xiaozhu Yu, and my major is WNM. I was born in China but have been living in SF for 2 years. I’m a full-time student, and this is my 5th semester in AAU. I have an internship experience in China, I’ve worked as a retoucher in www.myplay.cc for 3 months.

I received two bachelor’s degrees in China 2012,one degree is in Graphic Design, and another one is in Business Administration. After making a difficult decision,I chose WNM as my new major in AUU. For me, WNM is relative with graphic design and it’s not boring as business administration. I'm very interested in front-end web development, user interface, user experience, photography, and illustration, and I want to be a real master in these kind of fields.

I will study harder in this semester, get knowledge and make new friends in this class. Also, I hope I will pass the Midpoint Review!


WORDLE

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20 QUESTIONS

1. If the apps will replace the desk software?
2. Should Adobe company develop the online tool?
3. How to improve the safety about internet.
4. How to provide our eyes?
5. What's the best way to find a job in SF?
6. Why UX is so important?
7. Should all people know some professional knowledge about internet in the future?
8. Can we just use one ID in internet, not each site each ID.
9. Can we live without internet in the future?
10. Do you enjoy buy products online?
11. Is it a good thing for people about rely on the internet?
12. Do you prefer talk with friends face to face. or online?
13. Do you think hacker clever than normal people?
14. How many times you spend on computer/MAC?
15. How many times you spend on mobile device?
16. Do you turn off your phone while you sleep?
17. Do you like warm color or cold color?
18. How often do you take exercise?
19. Do you like SF?
20. If you can choose one place to live, where would you prefer to live?


THESIS ABSTRACT



Handmade Master is an application that install on iPad, it's a platform for sharing and learning how to do crafts. The goal of Handmade Master is giving people a chance to show their creativity, and leading people love to use old stuff to do crafts. You could share your handmade experience by uploading images, texts, audios, and videos to Handmade Master. The more works you share, the more credits you get. If you think someone did a really great craft, you can click like to collect it.


STATEMENT OF INTEREST

Every year, every family throws off amount of useless stuffs, such as old clothes, broken cars, and useless furniture. Most of these stuffs become the garbage and harm our earth’s environment. Garbage disposal is big problem to every country, and I’m thinking about to solve this problem by using Hand Master. I know a lot of people like to do the handmade items, and I hope using old stuff to make the crafts could be a popular trend in our daily life.

For me, I’ve got a lot of old stuff. Many of them I can’t use anymore but I don’t want to throw them off, because these stuffs are my personal memory, and I want to keep them. Anyway, I take too much places to store these useless stuff, and I hope they could be useful for me. I’m interesting in do the crafts, and I want to keep old stuffs, that is why I design the Handmade Master.


MOOD BOARDS

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MARKET RESEARCH

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PERSONA

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COMPETITORS

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LOGO

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COVERS

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TIMELINE

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STORY BOARDS

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WIREFRAMES



INFOGRAPHIC




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